Meaning of "chintzy" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CHINTZY

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHINTZY

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WHAT DOES CHINTZY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chintz

Chintz was originally glazed calico textiles, initially specifically those imported from India, printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a light plain background. Since the 19th century the term has also been used for the style of floral decoration developed in those calico textiles, but then used more widely, for example on chintzware pottery and wallpaper. Chintz designs are mostly European patterns loosely derived from the style of Indian designs themselves reflecting, via Mughal art, decorative traditions in Islamic art such as the arabesque. Unglazed calico is called "cretonne". The word calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut to which it had a manufacturing association. In contemporary language the word "chintz" and "chintzy" can be used to refer to clothing or furnishings which are vulgar or florid in appearance.

Definition of chintzy in the English dictionary

The definition of chintzy in the dictionary is of, resembling, or covered with chintz. Other definition of chintzy is typical of the decor associated with the use of chintz soft furnishings, as in a country cottage.

Translation of «chintzy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF CHINTZY

The translations of chintzy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chintzy» in English.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINTZY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chintzy

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QUOTES WITH «CHINTZY»

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Sam Walton

In the beginning, I was so chintzy I really didn't pay my employees well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHINTZY»

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Corpus Linguistics: Applications for the Study of English

Chintzy Three steps took them down to a cosy, carpeted room with chintzy tables,
only a few of which were occupied. (Brennan 2003: 18) It might be argued that
chintzy is not an evaluative adjective, as its denotative meaning (chintz is, ...

“I got this," Aphro says, and handles them while I conduct an interview with
Chintzy Colon. Chintzy sits down and smiles on cue. “You must have been upset
that you didn't win, um, one of the house leader positions," I begin, broaching the
...

Deborah Gregory, 2011

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Catwalk: Strike a Pose

"I don't know," Chintzy says, blushing big-time. As if on cue, Chintzy's eyes well
up in fears, and she puts her hand to her face as if she's about to lose it. "It must
be very upsetting," suggests Elgamela, winding up Chintzy for a three-hankie ...

stove, my diet was unhealthy and minimal except when Chintzy decided I needed
proper nourishment. I was reading The Pickwick Papers in the wicker porch chair
as Chintzy, in a floppy hat and nurse's shoes, climbed the long flight of steps, ...

Patricia Linder, 2002

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God-Shaped Hole

I don't know, maybe they loved each other at one time, but it was also quite
possible that she only married him because she wanted to live in that chintzy
house of hers, and wear her chintzy rings, and lunch with her chintzy friends at
the chintzy ...

A. chintzy'. challenge. to. Flip. At his Central Park South apartment, Silverman
and Miss Kihn exchange a glance while watching TV. She works for one of the
enemy — David Frost. CONTINUED injury of Jet football star Joe Namath. "ABC's
no ...

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Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and ...

She. Got. Chintzy. Oh what a difference two little digits can make. Justina Clark,
an eighty-year-old widow, learned that lesson with ear-popping, cheek-blushing
clarity this week when she got a hankering for upholstery fabric and picked up the
...

John Grogan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHINTZY»

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Five Artists to Watch in July 2015

But their streamlined version of post-grunge grit admits what most bands of the era couldn't: that hey, despite the hair, some of their chintzy ... «SPIN, Jul 15»

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Victoria Sadler :Rory Kinnear Stars in a Bizarre Adaptation of 'The …

The lawyer who takes on Josef's case is situated in the late 1960s / early 1970s with her A-line skirts, chintzy ceramic dogs and her erstwhile Nana ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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Eczema Orifice Angel collects the lovely, disturbing text games of …

It didn't seem that hard to imagine a huge company where everyone's stressed out producing a chintzy CGI video or desktop application in the ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

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Your Guide On How To Prevent And Treat Those Pesky Ingrown Hairs

Don't be chintzy and try to make your razor blades last as long as possible. It will take so much longer to shave, the razor won't do a good job ... «TheGloss, Jul 15»

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WEEKEND DINER: Come For Dessert

Remove brownie/ice cream stacks from freezer and frost thickly with the meringue - don't be chintzy - this will insulate them when they bake. «WDBJ7, Jul 15»

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My thoughts on the state of the Yankees, the A-rod milestone deals …

... the luxury tax? IMHO, they should have paid the whole $6 million to A-Rod, or at least to charity. The organization looks a little chintzy here. «Subway Squawkers, Jul 15»

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Eyesore on the Fourth of July

For one of four ballplayers, Memorial Day and Independence Day fundamentally has little to no meaning, further serving to cheapen an already-chintzy gambit. «OutsidePitchMLB, Jul 15»

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Amber Rose showers son Sebastian with smooches and as they …

So that being said, do a hot pink bag like Amber this summer, but skip the fake contracts and chintzy adornments. Check out our hip statement ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»